With 15 races left on the World Cup Calendar anything can happen so choose your team of four (4) men, and four (4) women carefully including two (2) Outlaw Skiers - one (1) male and one (1) female not in the top 15 of the FIS World Cup overall rankings.
Northern Michigan University won the overall team standings for the Central Collegiate Ski Association at the Mount Itasca SuperTour Jan. 24-25 in Coleraine, Minn.
Kelly Chaudoin of Gustavus Adolphus was the top skier from the Central Collegiate Ski Association on Sunday at the Mount Itasca SuperTour, but the women from Northern Michigan University dominated the freestyle event in Coleraine, Minn.
Cold weather greeted cross-country skiers on Saturday for the Mount Itasca SuperTour classical technique races in Coleraine, Minn. It started at minus 4 and warmed up to probably around zero.
In addition to the Juniors and College divisions we have added an Open category for organization, businesses and club teams of men and women, regardless of age. We hope that the new division will increase participation among all athletes.
Caitlin Compton wins convincingly while CXC Elite men fill the podium.
A "Pre-VASA" Kids Cross Country Ski event is coming to Reindeer Run Nordic Center in Empire, Michigan on Sunday February 1st. The event is geared for grade school, middle school and high school skiers.
Swix Traverse City Sprint wax recommendation for this Wednesday's sprint race.
Norway's Ola Vigen Hattestad and Petra Majdic of Slovenia won classic World Cup sprint races to maintain overall leads in the season's sprint standings. Andy Newell and Torin Koos easily qualified for the finals, but did not make it past the quartfinals.
Snow continues to fall, and well over 100 inches has coated the Stampede track so far. Mother Nature has provided two good spells of warmer air and a little rain to make the base nearly bullet-proof. The 10 day forecast keeps us cold.
Michael Sinnott and Laura McCabe, both from the Saab Salomon Factory Team won the 51K classic Noquemanon Ski Marathon. Steve Kuhl and Natalie Dawson were top Michigan Cup skiers, both of Team NordicSkiRacer.